Past simple/Continuous
I _____________ (go) to Spain last year
I went to Spain last year
I _____________ (eat) dinner before I got home.
had eaten
Which tense do we use to describe an action happening right now?
Present continuous
She ____________ (read) Dostoyevsky.
has read
I drank a lot of wine while I ______________ (travel) in Italy
I drank a lot of wine while I was traveling in Italy
When do we use the past perfect tense?
When one action happens before another in the past
He ____________ (swim) every weekend
Swims
She ____________ (has) two pets in her life.
has had
When I ___ (arrive) at the party, everyone ___ (dance).
Arrived, was dancing
Is the following sentence correct? If not, correct it:
"I had gone to work before my wife woke up"
Yes, no corrections
I usually (am watching)/(watch) TV in the evenings, but tonight I have plans.
watch
I (have gone)/(went) to Japan last summer
went
When describing two actions happening simultaneously in the past, which tense is typically used for the action in progress?
The past continuous
Write a past perfect + past simple sentence using the following two verbs:
"go" and "cook"
had gone / cooked
had cooked / went
I (am doing)/(do) my homework, but I can help you once I finish.
am doing
I (have eaten)/(ate) sushi several times in the last year
have eaten
Write an example sentence that uses both the simple past and past continuous
YMMV
Is the following sentence correct? If not, correct it:
I had had a great day before I founded out that my mother had had a terrible accident.
No - founded should be found
Is the following sentence correct? If not, correct it:
I am practicing my bass every day because I want to be able to play in a band.
incorrect - "practice"
- An action that started in the past and continues until the present
- An action in the past where time doesn't matter
- An action performed during a period that has not yet finished.